Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - Colonel Dewey Smith, the Louisville native who is believed to be the longest held POW in Kentucky history, has died. Air Force Col. Dewey Smith passed away this week at the ...
He was born July 30, 1925, in Thayer, Kan., to Dewey Sr., and Kathleen (Clapsaddle) Smith. He graduated from high school in Billings, Mont. On Aug. 5, 1944, he married Jean McEachern. She survives him ...